HAITIAN VIGNETTES
LIKE A PILGRIM TRAIN, MARKETWOMEN ON DONKEYS FILE UNDER THE ARCH
Donated by a native in honor of former President Hippolyte, this structure was a Haitian
conception of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It stands near the "central" (sugar mill) of the
Haitian-American Sugar Company. The sign warns of a 15-mile-an-hour speed limit.
Photographs by Clifton Adams
SUBSTANTIAL HOMES LIKE THIS ARE RARE IN HAITI
Most of the dense population dwells in the shady interior, sheltered in primitive huts of grass
or palm leaves. This home, built by an upper-class Haitian, stands in the best residential district
of Port-au-Prince.
455